ASUS X51R Notebook Review: Excellent Budget Solution. Page 5

Why will you spend lots of money for a notebook if all you need is office applications and Web-surfing, for example? An ideal solution in that case would be a notebook that provides just enough performance for office applications and comes at a low price. The ASUS X51R, which we are going to discuss today, is an example of such a product

The notebook’s rear panel has most of its connectors (from left to right):

15-pin D-Sub connector for an external monitor

Two USB 2.0 ports

LAN port (RJ-45)

Modem port (RJ-11)

Power connector

Kensington security slot

The following can be found on the notebook’s bottom: covers of CPU, memory, HDD and WLAN compartments (the latter is empty in our sample of the notebook), a battery module, an emergency shutdown/reset hole, and stickers with the model specs and the OS serial number.

Vent holes are placed closer to the center on the notebook’s bottom. This is a proper solution as the notebook is less likely to overheat if you place it on your laps.

The X51R has a 6-cell rectangular battery with a capacity of 4400mAh. The battery is located under the user’s right wrist, so this part of the case will always stay cool. The battery is fixed in its bay with two plastic juts that go out of the case.

The memory compartment contains two slots one of which is occupied by a 512MB module. The maximum memory amount supported by the notebook is 2048 megabytes.

Now the only thing left to note is the stereo speakers. These are placed on the beveled front panel. They are thus close to the user, but face downwards. The volume level is controlled by pressing Fn together with F10, F11 and F12, which is indicated on the screen like that: